Star Trek Lower Decks TPB (2025 IDW) comic books published within the past 3 months

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Second Second Contact!" Collects Star Trek: Lower Decks (2024 IDW) #13–18. Written by Tim Sheridan. Art by Robby Cook, Vernon Smith, Jack Lawrence, Philip Murphy, and Maria Keane. Cover by Robby Cook. A whole planets population is missing—and its up to Captain Freeman, Tendi, Boimler, Mariner, Rutherford, and crew to recover them while fending off the alien invaders who wish them deader than dead. Its time for a long-overdue second contact with the species with whom the U.S.S. Cerritos made its first first contact: the Laapeerians. But when the crew arrives on Laapeeria bearing gifts, Freeman and company are shocked to discover the entire planet has been abandoned! While all the dwellings and infrastructure remain, there isnt a soul to be found… Where have all the Laapeerians gone? And do the Laapoonians on the planet next door know anything about it? Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $19.99.